Even in little league, players/coaches look for tells, etc…
One of the thing young pitchers all want to do (but can’t) is throw curveballs or some kind of “different” pitch. You often can tell because being young, inexperienced, and having SMALL HANDS, they often futz w/ the ball in their mitt, which is obvious to everyone. Smart players on the other team notice it, etc… and often call it out.
So, we had a “signal” for the pitcher to fake all this futzing around and just throw a fastball. None of it really meant much, but the kids enjoyed learning about subterfuge in baseball w/out having to try to learn pitches their arms aren’t ready for.
